The representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin could not say anything about the explosion of the Sarmat missile in the middle of the test range, RosSMI wrote. The Russian Defense Ministry remained silent about the incident for the third day in a row.
The Kremlin has not officially recognized the failed test of the Sarmat missile, which exploded during testing at the Plesetsk test site. Traces of the launch and a nearly 100-meter hole are visible from satellites, while Russian officials say they have heard nothing about the incident. According to Russian media portal Kommersant, the Kremlin’s position was explained by Russian President Dmitry Peskov during a briefing.
Journalists have published Peskov’s response to the Sarmat missile explosion. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin had heard nothing about such an incident. He said it would be better to contact the Russian Defense Ministry for comments.
“We do not have any information on this issue. This is more of a question of the competence of our military, so I recommend that you contact them,” Peskov said.
The last word about the Sarmat missile on the Telegram channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense was published on December 19, 2023. The note quotes a statement by then Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who said that the strategic missile system was allegedly set up for combat duty. The last word from the Plesetsk cosmodrome took place on September 17: the Angara-1.2 launch vehicle with satellites was successfully launched.
Rocket “Sarmat” – test details
It is worth noting that OSINT analyst MT_Anderson published satellite photos of the cosmodrome on September 22, following the failed launch of the Sarmat rocket on September 21. The photo shows a crater in the center of the area, approximately 62 meters in diameter. Analysts concluded that the missile exploded either inside the launch silo or just above it.
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War confirmed the incident at the cosmodrome. They also noted that this was the fourth failed launch of a strategic missile that Russia said could reach London in three minutes. The head of security programs at the Strategy XXI Center for Global Studies, Pavel Lakiychuk, said that the sudden tests showed that the Russians were trying to blackmail the world with an atomic bomb again, but something went wrong.
Meanwhile, on the eve of the events with Sarmat, a statement by the State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin appeared. A high-ranking Russian official threatened the West with a nuclear strike using this missile. The strike will have to take place after the Western partners lift the ban on Ukraine launching long-range missiles at the Russian Federation.
We would like to remind that OSINT analyst George Barros showed a higher quality image of the Plesetsk cosmodrome on September 22: you can see the damage to the launch silo and the surrounding area. At the same time, the Western publication The Washington Post examined Putin’s possible reactions to the West’s actions: nuclear and non-nuclear.
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